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Sigmelasma pantherae

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Wangyuiidae

Taxonomy
Sigmelasma pantherae was named by Potter (1990). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lover's Leap, USNM 18122, cl. 1, which is in a Llandeilian carbonate limestone/conglomerate in the Kangaroo Creek Formation of California. It is the type species of Sigmelasma.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Sigmelasma pantherae Potter

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderOrthidinaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
superfamilyPlectorthoideaSchuchert and Le Vene 1929
familyWangyuiidaeZhang 1989
genusSigmelasmaPotter 1990
speciespantherae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Sigmelasma pantherae Potter 1990
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available